Eunuch

See also: eunuch

German

Etymology

In Germanised form since ca. 1600, from Late Middle High German eunuchus, from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʏ̯ˈnuːx/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uːx

Noun

Eunuch m (weak, genitive Eunuchen, plural Eunuchen)

1. eunuch (a castrated man employed as harem guard or women’s servant)
2. (by extension) any castrated man

   Synonyms: (uncommon) Hämling, Kastrat, Entmannter, Verschnittener

Declension

Declension of Eunuch [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Eunuch	die	Eunuchen
genitive	eines	des	Eunuchen	der	Eunuchen
dative	einem	dem	Eunuchen	den	Eunuchen
accusative	einen	den	Eunuchen	die	Eunuchen

Derived terms

• eunuchenhaft

Further reading

• “Eunuch” in Duden online